Series I. Artistic Works, 1986-2011, inclusive

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet in six manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes, 2 card boxes, one LP box, and one custom 12" box.

Extent

4 sound cassettes (dat)

Extent

23 audiocassettes

Extent

16 videocassettes (s-vhs)

Extent

1 sound discs (vinyl)

Extent

4 sound tape reels

Extent

11.65 Gigabytes in 15 recordings.

Scope and Contents

This series represents Rogers's creative works as a playwright, songwriter, actress, vocalist, and visual artist. The paper materials contain programs, flyers, and news clippings/reviews for Rogers's theatrical performances and art shows as well as scripts and sheet music for works written or performed by Rogers. The born-digital, and audiovisual materials primarily include recordings of performances by Rogers as well as interviews she conducted while conceptualizing the bride who became frightened when she say life open. Most material in this series is grouped by the title of the work, although some is grouped by subject or performance venue. Included in this series are the script and score for her musical Sunday: a Musical Fable and a full length audio recording of a 1995 performance of Nightbathing.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically by work title, subject, or performance venue.

Acting, 1986-1987, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

All the Marys Weep

Box: Shared Fales 045, audiocassette: 407.0077 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 20 Minutes

Audio

All the Marys Weep

ALVA, 1988-1991, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 14, audiocassette: 407.0053 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 47 Minutes

Audio

ALVA

Alva Rogers Quartet, 1987

Box: 4, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alva Rogers V.O. Reel, undated

Box: 13, Video: 407.0009, 407.0015 (Material Type: video)

Scope and Contents

407.0009 is an edited version of 407.0015.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

407.0009 duration: 11 minutes. 407.0015 duration: 11 minutes.

Video

Alva Rogers V.O. Reel

Video

Alva Rogers V.O. Reel

Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts, undated

Box: 15, audiocassette: 407.0040 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 125 Minutes

Audio

Atlas: An Opera in Three Parts

Aunt Aida's Hand Master, 1989

Box: Shared Fales 045, audiocassette: 407.0093 (Material Type: Audio)

Band of Susans, 1987

Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: Shared Fales 046, disc: 407.0085 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Preservation Note: Not transferred, Commercially Available

belly: three shorts, 2001

Box: 1, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Black Cameo Project, 2008

Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

blind girl, 1994

Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 14, audiocassette: 407.0061 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 11 Minutes

Audio

blind girl

the bride who became frightened when she saw life open, 1992-1998, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 13-14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Box: 12, Video: 407.0017, 407.0024, 407.0025 (Material Type: video)

Box: 14, audiocassette: 407.0032, 407.0037, 407.0038, 407.0039, 407.0044 (Material Type: Audio)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

407.0017 duration: 19 minutes. 407.0024 duration: 31 minutes. 407.0025 duration: 41 minutes. 407.0032 Duration: 65 Minutes. 407.0037 Duration: 88 Minutes. 407.0038 Duration: 58 Minutes. 407.0039 Duration: 56 Minutes. 407.0044 Duration: 36 Minutes.